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MICHAEL J. LYNCH, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND.

GAME APPARATUS.

.ESPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 307,4:02, datedOctober 2871884.

Application filed March 27, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom Ill; may concern:

Be it known that 1, MICHAEL J. LYNCH, of Pawtucket, in the county ofProvidence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Game Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description, reference being had to the ac companyingdrawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention consists in the provision of a game-board the face of whichis arranged to represent a base-ball field and to indicate the positionsof the players during the progress of the game, and also in theprovision of peculiar score-keepers attached to the board, and dice andpins to be used therewith, all as hereinafter described and claimed.

I11 order that my invention may be fully understood, I will proceed todescribe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 represents a plan view of the board, and Fig. 2 represents the diceused in playing.

In the said drawings, A designates the board, which is preferably of theshape shown, and which may be mounted upon pins or legs for supportingit upon a table or other object. In the center of the board is placedthe diamond-shaped field composed of the broad oblique lines a a a a. Ateach-point of juncture of these lines a is placed a base, of which thereare four, H designating the home-base; 1, the first base; 2, the secondbase, and 3the third base. At each end portion of the board is drawn aline a, which extends transversel y of the board, so as to form aspacebetween the line and the end of the board. The space formed by the linea is subdivided into nine smaller spaces by ten parallel lines, a, extending longitudinally of the board and running from the end thereof tothe line a. These nine spaces are designated consecutively by thenumerals 1 2 3 at 5 6 7 8 9. Between the first line a and the contiguousside of the board is a large space, a", while between the tenth line andthe other side of the boardis a similar space, a In front of each spacea is placed a space, c and in front of each space a. is placed a space,a". Each space a is for the players, and each space a is for the outs.

Each base, excepting the home-base, has two holes, each of the ninespaces within the line a has a single hole, the players space a has fourholes, and the outs space a has two holes.

B B designate two wires mounted upon the ends of the board and extendingtransversely thereof. Each of these wires carries eighteen rings orslides, 1), nine of which are of one color and the remainder of anothercolor.

C C designate pockets for holding the pins "with which the various movesare made.

There are twenty-four of these pins, which re semble those used in thegame of cribbage, one half of the number being of one color and theother half of a different color.

The dice D, of which there are two, (shown on the board,) represent thepitchers. The numbers on the dice are 0, of which there are two 011 eachdie, 1 2 3 :L, the numbers representing the bases, and the ciphersrepresenting the outs. I

The nine spaces at each end of the line indicate the innings, and are somarked above the line a, the spaces a are each indicated by the wordClub, and the players and outs spaces are each indicated, respectively,by the words Ilayers anc Cuts.

In using this game-board each of two players places himself at one endof the board with four of the pins of his color in the holesin theplayers space. Each person plays on the die thrown by the other duringone inning, each keeping his own score by moving one of the rings orslides at his end of the board for each run. Then one throws a cipherwith the die, his inning ends, and he scores an inning by placing a pinin the first innings-space. The

other player then throws, and the game thus proceeds to the end.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The game-board A,provided with the lines a a a", spaces a a a a, and bases H 1 2 3, incombination with the wires B B, carrying the rings 1), all arrangedsubstantially as and for the purposes described.

2. The game board A, provided with the lines a a a, spaces a c c a, andbases 11 1 2 8, in combination with the wires 13 B, carrying the rings1), and the pockets C C, for the purposes specified.

3. The game apparatus herein described, In witness whereof I havehereunto set my consisting of the board A, having the lines a hand. a aspaces a a a a, bases H 1 2 3, wires B B, carrying rings 12, and pockets0 O, and the 5 pins, and dice having each two ciphers and WVibnesses:

the numerals 1 2 3 4, for the purposes de- J. A. MILLER, J11, scribed. IM. F. BLIGH.

MICHAEL J. LYNCH.

